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In a fun moment following Tuesday night's city council meeting, mayor John Inyart leans over his desk to examine the newly redesigned council chamber. (Erin Matheny/The Daily Eastern News)

City approves water ordinance

By: Ashlei Maltman/City Reporter

Posted: 6/19/08

The City Council approved an ordinance for discharging water into the City's sewer system at Tuesday's meeting.

This ordinance is for those individuals whose sump-pumps discharge into the right of way of the city.

The discharge must now go through 10 feet of the individual's yard before reaching the right of way in hopes of having some of it soak into the ground.

The length was not stipulated before, Mayor Inyart said. The council made it 10 feet so as to have a set length.

The council hopes to stop any sort of pooling effect on the roads during the summer and to avoid as much icing and damage to the roads in the winter.

This regulation will mean less maintenance to the streets and sidewalks if the water is absorbed into the ground first, Inyart said.

However, those who have direct access to the storm sewer should still discharge directly into it.

The council also approved of a resolution for the execution of Illinois State Police criminal history record information. Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigations lowered the cost for fingerprinting from $24 to $19.25. This cost was lowered because much of it is done on the computer and not on paper, so the workload is down, Police Chief Mark Jenkins said.

"It's like a credit for making the system work more efficiently," Inyart said.

Ashlei Maltman can be reached at 581-7942 or at anmaltman@eiu.edu.